Nowadays I see a lot of people running their primary computer most of the time for downloading torrents. In my opinion this approach has the following problems.
1. High power usage: Most of our gaming systems are configured with quad core processors and power hungry GPUs. So they use a lot of power even in idle state. Running such systems 24/4 will cost you a lot.
2. Most of us run an always on internet connection. But commonly we are out of home for 8-10 hours every day. So in
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After installing Windows 7 I noticed a slight increase in network latency in several online games. It wasn’t a big deal – I’m talking 200-300ms, but this is on a connection that was reliably < 100ms in the past. Beyond the obvious settings in Windows or on your router, here’s a list of tweaks that may help quite a bit. It involves disabling Nagle’s algorithm, also commonly known as TCP no delay,
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We're all used to seeing rubbish game-to-movie adaptations. Super Mario Bros was atrocious, Max Payne forgettable, Resident Evil mindless - and don't even get us started on anything Uwe Boll's ever touched. (No, really - he might put us in a boxing ring and beat the snot out of us).

So it goes without saying that when I plonked myself down in the Leicester Square Odeon this month to watch Disney's Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time, I wasn't expecting much.